Red Bull Stratos - Freefall from the Edge of Space

​Photo from Red Bull's website

Update: October 12th - the launch has been rescheduled for Sunday the 14th

Update: October 9th - Strong winds cancelled the event, but hopefully it will continue later on this week.​

Felix Baumgartner is going to attempt to make history this morning...​

Red Bull Stratos is a mission to the edge of space that will try to surpass human limits that have existed for more than 50 years. Supported by a team of experts, Felix Baumgartner will undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to more than 120,000 feet / 36,576 meters and make a record-breaking freefall jump in the attempt to become the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall (an estimated 690 miles / 1,110 kilometers per hour), while delivering valuable data for medical and scientific advancement.

​You can livestream the event from Red Bull's website, or over at You Tube if the feed gets bogged down.